Chartered appointed Ang Kay Chai "KC" senior vice president of sales and marketing in April 2007. In this role, Mr. Ang has overall responsibility for global sales, marketing, services, customer support, and regional business operations.

Previously, Mr. Ang served as senior vice president of fab operations, with responsibility for the manufacturing strategy and operational excellence across all of Chartered's fabs, including the ramp of Chartered's fully automated 300mm facility, Fab 7, which was named as "Fab of the Year" in 2006 by Semiconductor International. With his deep knowledge of manufacturing and operations, Mr. Ang is well-positioned to forge tight intergration between customer service and operations to better address the needs of Chartered's customers.

Mr. Ang first joined Chartered in 1989 and led the initial conception, development, and ramp up of Chartered's Fab 2 and Fab 3. Mr. Ang left Chartered in 1998 to join Silterra Malaysia Sdn Bhd, where he was responsible for green field fab startup and was involved in technology transfer activities, before rejoining Chartered in 2002.

Mr. Ang holds a master's degree in engineering from the University of Texas and a bachelor's degree in engineering from the National University of Taiwan.